Third time’s the charm: Extreme Makeover this Sunday

Posted by Beth Finke on March 5th, 2009

Remember our blog post last March about the Extreme Home Makeover show? Back then, actress Marlee Matlin had appeared on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition to present a $50,000 college scholarship to Stefan Vardon. Stefan’s parents are both deaf and his younger brother has autism. Matlin is an amazing advocate for people with disabilities and is …Read More » »

Dreams come true for Easter Seals staff member

Posted by Beth Finke on March 20th, 2008

When their house got hit by Hurricane Katrina, Easter Seals of the Gulf Coast (AL) staff member Lydia Gaudet and her family decided they could live with the damage. She and her husband Steven immersed themselves in disaster relief, and their eight children helped clean up neighborhood yards.

The family’s selfless dedication to helping others inspired members of the …Read More » »

Marlee Matlin: Dancing with a disability

Posted by Beth Finke on March 18th, 2008

If you missed Dancing with the Stars last night, you missed Academy Award winner Marlee Matlin’s debut as one of the contestants. We at Easter Seals were especially interested in Matlin’s moves on the dance floor — she is an Easter Seals Honorary Board Member!

Last night wasn’t Matlin’s first time on a reality TV show, though. She recently appeared …Read More » »

Book review: Jenny McCarthy’s “Louder Than Words”

Posted by Beth Finke on February 8th, 2008

Jenny McCarthy’s book Louder Than Words: A Mother’s Journey in Healing Autism is about her son Evan, who was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in 2005. When the book came …Read More » »